File number: brke0079

© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Brazil: Bahia state: Salvador. A street trader sells lembranças, small keepsakes including coloured ribbons for devout pilgrims visiting the church of Senhor do Bomfin. The church is one of the most traditional of the city. The stall is set beside a telephone shelter in the form of a giant berimbau, a single stringed musical instrument typical of this part of Brazil.